Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12840, Benjamin Easterbrook, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Easterbrook, Benjamin S. 12840 or Eastabrooks
CONTENTS
Carded

New York 2732
Benjamin Estabrooks of Middleburgh in the State of New York who was a First Captain in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the Reg't commanded by Col. Mitchell in the New York line for Newbury and Saratoga.
Benjamin Estabrooks Mass. Line. Roads wrecked. July 12/36.
Inserted on the Roll of New York at the rate of 71. Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. day of Decr 3 1832 and sent to Hon Joseph Root. H. J. H.
Arrears to 14th of Sept 32. = 100.50 Semi-annual allowances ending 4. Mar. 33. = 35.50 1833. $142.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Palmer Clerk Book 25 Vol. 5, Page 87

Rehran
12840 INVALID.
File No. 12840
Benjamin Esterbrooks Coupl New Mar.
Act: June 18 32
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Benjamin Esterbrooks Records corrected Jan 19/76.

90 In the matter of the applica- tion of Benjamin Eastabrooks for a Pension.
18 mo. Pr. 3 mo. cap.
$71. per ann

State of New York
Schoharie County 3 d . On this Second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable William Beckman Henry Shaper, William Mann & Thomas P. Canfield the Court of common pleas of the County of Schoharie & State of New York now sitting Benjamin Eastabrook a resident of the town of Middletown in the said County of Schoharie and State of New York aged sixty nine years, who will be seventy years of age the first day of November next, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th . 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. Captain Ephraim Pope. That he does not recollect the names of any other of the Company Officers. That the Company to which he belonged was not attached to any Regiment to his knowledge & he does not recollect that he had any field officers. That the Company was raised for the purpose of defending the Country in case of an incursion of the enemy from their shipping. That he entered the service as near as he can recollect in the month of April in the year 1776 & left the service at the expiration of six months from that time. That he resided then in that part of the Town of Dartmouth now the town of New Bedford in the County of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts where he entered the service. That he enlisted for the term of six months. That he was in the town of Dartmouth during the term of his enlistment with his Company. That he did not go out of the town of Dartmouth at any time during this enlistment period, but frequently went with the Company to different places on the sea shore in that town on alarms as many as ten or fifteen times, the number he cannot tell. That he was dismissed by Captain Pope at the expiration of his term of enlistment & returned home. That he saw no Continental Regiment. That he was in no battle during his time.
And the said Eastabrook further saith that he again entered the service of the United States under
J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts

State of New York
Albany Count 555 1
The following named officers served as herein stated, Captain David Durfee, that there were no other commissioned Officers in the company that he does not know that there were any field Officers who had command of the company that the company consisted of but twenty five or thirty men & was raised for the purpose of guarding the Salt works on the sea shore near the mouth of the Fall River in the State of Rhode Island. that he entered the service the last of July or the first of August in the year 1777 & left the service the last of October or the first of November the same year. that he resided in the town of Treetown in the County of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts. that he enlisted for the term of three months, when he entered the service - that immediately on his enlistment he joined the company at Treetown and marched with them to the Salt works in the State of Rhode Island lay there three months as a guard to the works and was dismissed by Captain Durfee, and returned home - that he was in no battle, and that he saw no Continental Regiment during that time - And the said Eastabrooks further saith that he again entered the service of the United States under the following named Officer, I served as herein stated, Captain Timothy Ingraham - that there were no other commissioned Officers in the company to which he belonged - that he does know that there were any field Officers who had the command of the company that the company was raised for the purpose of garrisoning and repairing Fort Nobscock situated at the mouth of the New Bedford River in that part of the town of New Bedford, Dartmouth, now town of New Bedford in the County of Bristol, State of Massachusetts, and consisted of about forty men. That he entered the service the first day of April in the year 1778 and left the service the first day of January in the year 1779 - that he resided in the town of Treetown in the County of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts at the time he entered the service - that he enlisted for the term of nine months - that he joined the company immediately on his enlistment at Fort Nobscock and lay there nine months until the expiration of his term of enlistment when he was discharged  discharged by his Captain and returned home - That while he lay at the Fort in the month of September the British Fleet sailed into Buzzards Bay and landed several thousand men, when his  the company left the Fort, marched about two miles

into the country, the British at this time burnt the town of Bedford and the American shipping in Bedford Harbour and blew up Fort Akob. As soon as the British left the place immediately after they had burnt it. and the next morning the company marched down to the Fort, that he saw no Continental Regiment during this period.
And the said Eastabrooks further saith, that he again entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. Colonel Mitchell. Lieutenant Colonel Richardson, Captain Richardson. Lieutenant Perryman White. Besign aforesaid that he does not recollect the name of the Major, nor the Christian names of any of the Officers, except the Lieutenant. That he entered the service as he thinks in the month of July in the year 1780 and left the service three months from the time he entered it. that he resided in the town of Free-town in the county of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts, when he entered the service. That he was drafted. that he served as first Corporal in his company during the time. That he joined the Regiment immediately after he was drafted at Butts Hill in the town of Portsmouth in the State of Rhode Island. Colonel Green with a Regiment of Continental troops lay at Daning Hill, on Rhode Island. when he arrived on the Island but left there soon after that he saw them engaged in repairing the Fort at that place three months, when he was dismissed and returned home. that he was in no battle during this time. That he has no documentary evidence of his services as above stated. That he never received a written Discharge from the service, but was merely dismissed at the expiration of each of the above mentioned terms. That he knows of no person whose evidence he can procure, who can testify to his services except the one whose affidavit is herewith annexed. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court John Gebhard Jr. Clerk
Henry Eastabrooks
J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts

State of New York
1006 and Court 55
We Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant  Sturtevant , residing in the Town of Middletown in the County of Schoharie State of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Eastabrooks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Done in Eastabrooks Benjamin Franklin Joseph Baulk
John Gebhard John Gebhard Jr. Clk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant  Sturtevant who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the said Town of Middletown in the County of Schoharie and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William Beckman Wm Mann Thos. M c Dermitte Henry of  of  of
I John Gebhard junior, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Schoharie, in the State of New York. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Eastabrooks for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this second day of October, in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John Gebhard Jr. Clk. of Scho. Com. pleas.

State of New York
Albany County ss. Aaron Potter residing in the town of New Milford in the County of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut , being duly sworn deposes and says that he well knows Benjamin Eastabrook, late a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that he knew him perfectly well in the year 1778. And this deponent on his oath aforesaid further says that he well knows that the said Benjamin Eastabrook enlisted in Capt. Ingraham's Company of Massachusetts Militia in the Spring of the year 1778 at a place then called Dartmouth now New Bedford in the state of Massachusetts, for the term of nine months , and that he was stationed at Bedford and assisted in building a fort on the river at that place, and did gar- rison duty until the first day of Janu- -ary 1779. when he was discharged. That he this deponent belonged to the same com- -pany and did duty at the same place during the same time, and frequently saw the said Benjamin Eastabrook, and knows that he performed the duty of a private soldier in the said Compa- -ny during the said term of nine months. And this deponent further says that the said Benjamin Eastabrook is a man of truth and veracity and that his state- ment is entitled to full credit and belief - and further that he this deponent is unable to write his name having never been taught to write, and that he this deponent is 72 years of age -
Aaron his X Potter mark
Sworn and subscribed this 20 th day of September 1832 Before me
J. V. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts

State of New York Albany County ss. Nathaniel Potter of the town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany and State of New York aged 71 years and upwards being duly sworn deposes and says that he well knows Benjamin Easterbrook, late a soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutiona- ry War, and knows him perfectly well in the year 1778. And this deponent on his oath aforesaid further says that he well recollects that the said Benjamin Easterbrook, enlisted as a private soldier in Capt Ingrahams Company of Massa- chusetts Militia in the Spring of the year 1778 at Dartmouth now New Bedford in the State of Massachusetts, for the term of nine months, that he was stationed at Bedford and assisted in building a Fort on or near the river at that place and continued there doing garrison duty untill the first day of January 1779 when he was discharged. That he this deponent belonged to the same company and served at the same place during the said term, and well knows that the said Benjamin Easterbrook, served out the period of his enlistment, as a soldier in the said company.
And this deponent further says that the the said Benjamin Easterbrook, is a man of truth and is a credible per- -son and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief -
Sworn and subscribed this 20 day of September 1832 Before me
Nathaniel Potter
J. B. Moore Judge of Albany Courts

State of New York Albany County ss
I the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany and State aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Potter and Aaron Potter who have subscribed and sworn to the within affidavits, that they are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to full credit and belief -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20 th day of September 1832
J. B. Moore
State of New York
Albany County ss. I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the City and County of Albany do hereby certify that Joseph B. Moore before whom the within affidavits were sworn and who has made the above certificate is a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany and State of New York and that the signature "J. B. Moore" to the said affidavits and certificate is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 22 nd day of September 1832
C. A. Ten Eyck Clerk